Michigan Birds 1 - East Grand Rapids

- Worm-eating Warbler
- Ovenbird
- Northern Water Thrush
- Kentucky Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Canada Warbler
-New World Sparrows
and Allies
- Eastern Towhee
- American Tree
Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- White-throated
Sparrow
- White-crowned
Sparrow
- Clay-colored
Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Snow Bunting
-Cardinals,Grosbeaks
and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Northern Cardinal
- Rose-breasted
Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
-Blackbirds and Allies
- Red-winged
Blackbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Common Grackle
- Brown-headed
Cowbird
- Orchard Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Finches and Allies
- Pine Grosbeak
- Purple Finch
- House Finch
- Pine Siskin
- American Goldfinch
- Evening Grosbeak
-Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Use the following space to record any new species
seen in this area. Please contact Grand Rapids
Audubon with your observations. If uncertain about
the species, visit www.allaboutbirds.org/guide or
www.macaulaylibrary.org for bird species and their
descriptions.
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Michigan Birds:
Grand Rapids Audubon Club
Common Species found at Reeds Lake
Combining nature appreciation, environmental
education and wildlife conservation
Mission Statement
The Grand Rapids Audubon Club brings
together people who enjoy nature, especially
wild birds. We seek to protect and improve our
natural environment and to advance nature
education throughout West Michigan.
For more questions, visit their website at
www.glsga.org/grac or address e-mail to
[email protected]
East Grand Rapids Parks & Recreation Department
Community Center
750 Lakeside Drive SE
East Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 616.949.1750
Fax: 616.831.6144
[email protected]
www.eastgr.org
Courtesy of
Grand Rapids Audubon Club
www.glsga.org/grac
Birding Checklist
Location:______________ Date:_______________
Observers: _________________________________
Weather: ______________ Temperature:________
Time: ______________________________________
The following is a list of
bird species which have
been observed in the
Reeds Lake area by a
member of the Grand
Rapids Audubon Club.
Ducks, Geese and Swans
(Anseriformes)
- Canada Goose
- Brant
- Mute Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Wood Duck
- Gadwall
- American Wigeon
- American Black Duck
- Mallard
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldenreye
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted
Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Geese, Quail, and Allies
(Galliformes)
- Wild Turkey
Loons (Gaviiformes)
- Red-throated Loon
- Common Loon
Grebes
(Podicipediformes)
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Pelicans and Allies
(Pelicaniformes)
- Double-Crested
Cormorant
Herons and Allies
(Ciconiiformes)
-Bitterns, Herons and
Allies
- American Bittern
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Green Heron
- Black-crowned
Night Heron
-New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Hawks, Falcons and
Allies (Falconiformes)
- Osprey
- Bald Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Northern Goshawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Cranes and Rails
(Gruiformes)
-Rails, Gallinules and
Coots
- King Rail
- Virginia Rail
- Sora
- American Coot
- Sandhill Crane
Plovers, Sandpipers
and Allies
(Charadriiformes)
-Plovers and Lapwings
- Killdeer
-Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Common Snipe
-Gulls, Terns and
Skimmers
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Herring Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Common Tern
- Forster’s Tern
Pigeons and Doves
(Columbiformes)
- Feral Pigeon/
Rock Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
(Cuculiformes)
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
Owls
(Strigiformes)
- Eastern Screech Owl
- Great Horned Owl
Nightjars
(Caprimulgriformes)
- Common Nighthawk
- Whip-poor-will
Swifts and Humming
birds (Apodiformes)
-Swifts
- Chimney Swift
-Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated
Hummingbird
Kingfishers and Allies
(Coraciiformes)
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
(Piciformes)
- Red-headed
Woodpecker
- Red-bellied
Woodpecker
- Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
Perching Birds
(Passeriformes)
-Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Eastern Wood Pewee
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Great Crested
Flycatcher
- Eastern Kingbird
-Shrikes
- Northern Shrike
-Vireos
- White-eyed Vireo
- Bell’s Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Warbling Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
-Magpies, Jays and
Crows
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
-Larks
- Horned Lark
-Swallows
- Purple Martin
- Tree Swallow
- Northern Roughwinged Swallow
- Bank Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Barn Swallow
-Chickadees and
Titmice
- Black-capped
Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
-Nuthatches
- Red-breasted
Nuthatch
- White-breasted
Nuthatch
-Creepers
- Brown Creeper
-Wrens
- Carolina Wren
- House Wren
- Winter Wren
- Marsh Wren
-Kinglets
- Golden-crowned
Kinglet
- Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
-Old World Warblers and
Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher
-Thrushes
- Eastern Bluebird
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson’s Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- American Robin
-Mockingbirds,
Thrashers and Allies
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
-Starlings and Allies
- European Starling
-Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
-Wood Warblers
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned
Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided
Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Cape May Warbler
- Black-throated
Blue Warbler
- Yellow-rumped/
Myrtle Warbler
- Black-throated
Green Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black and White
Warbler
- American Redstart
- Prothonotary
Warbler
The ordering of this list conforms to the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) as represented in Checklist of North American Birds; 7th edition and supplements.